Centre calls Moody's concerns on Aadhaar 'baseless'
Moody's says India's Aadhaar faces hurdles, including the burden of establishing authorisation and concerns about biometric reliability.
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Why protecting privacy remains a challenge in India
For six years, the country hasn't passed the law to protect privacy while private data is stolen from web portals
Govt refutes co-win data breach report, calls it 'mischievous'
The government has asked CERT-In, which is the national nodal agency for cybersecurity incidents, to look into the issue and submit a report.
Meta fined 1.2 billion euros by EU for 'data breach'
Meta said that the company is "disappointed to be singled out when using the same legal mechanism as thousands of other companies looking to provide services in Europe."
Draft Data Protection Bill: Free pass to breach privacy
The latest data protection bill doesn't recognise the right to privacy, provides no checks against its breach by government agencies, provides for an unformed executive-controlled board for oversight.
India's Digital Policy Paralysis
Despite being the IT powerhouse of the world, lack of digital legislation has put the country's cyber defence under threat.
WhatsApp bans over 23 lakh accounts in August
The report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on its platform.
UIDAI cancels 4.75 lakh Aadhaars; CAG says strengthen data protection, biometrics
The observations are part of CAG's performance audit on the functioning of UIDAI.
The price of privacy in the data bazaar
To understand data privacy, we need to question data's fundamental nature. Does it possess the qualities of a 'property' that can be bought and sold? Or instead, should we treat it as 'information'?
Unlocking the value of non-personal data
Striking the right balance between effective data privacy, security, and innovation is the key to help expand the economic opportunity for India.
